Thief
News
// 10.31.2024 //
Thief's EU booking is now being managed by Swamp Booking via Greg Feller
// 10.01.2024 //
Thief's latest release "Bleed, Memory" is in consideration for a Grammy nomination (in the category of Best Alternative Music Album)
// UPCOMING SUMMER TOUR 2024
7/17 Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial w/ SRSQ, Ex-Heir
7/18 Nevada City, CA @ The Fern w/ Ex-Heir
7/19 Reno, NV @ The Empire w/ SRSQ, Ex-Heir
7/20 Atascadero, CA @ Terminal Fest
7/27 Los Angeles, CA @ Psstudio (solo ambient set)
8/7 Los Angeles, CA @ Knuckleheads
9/5 Balver Höhle, DE @ Prophecy Fest
9/6 Balver Höhle, DE @ Prophecy Fest
9/7 Balver Höhle, DE @ Prophecy Fest
// 04.19.24
The time has come!! "Bleed, Memory" has been birthed into the world. Buy/stream via Bandcamp, Spotify, or wherever you consume.
Tickets are almost sold out for the album release show in Los Angeles with Xasthur, Black Mare and MoonBladder (ft. Jason Walton of Agalloch) on 4/21/2024! Get Tickets HERE
// 01.24.24: New Single - Album Announcement
The first single, titled "Cinderland" from the upcoming album Bleed, Memory is now live.
The new Thief album “Bleed, Memory” will be coming out on 4/19 via Prophecy and will be available on vinyl (transparent orange) AND as a 48-page 2CD hardcover art book which includes a bonus CD of b-sides.
Pre-order via Bandcamp HERE
This album is loosely based on witnessing my father’s descent into dementia. Around 2019 my father started to show signs of forgetfulness and confusion which slowly transformed into episodes of delusion, visions and strange behavior. Eventually he was diagnosed with dementia and so this album explores that experience as well as the concept of memory as a theme and how it shapes our idea of identity and reality.
Stream the new singles via Spotify Here
Watch the music video and read about the single via Invisible Oranges Here
Listen
// Spotify
// Full Length Releases
The 16 Deaths of my Master - 2021
Map of Lost Keys - 2019
Thieves Hymn in D Minor - 2016
// Other
Botanist / Thief split: Cicatrix / Diamon Brush - 2021
With Love To Ukraine: Charity Collection (Remixes, Alt Tracks, B-Sides) - 2022
Shows
7/17 Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial w/ SRSQ, Ex-Heir
7/18 Nevada City, CA @ The Fern w/ Ex-Heir
7/19 Reno, NV @ The Empire w/ SRSQ, Ex-Heir
7/20 Atascadero, CA @ Terminal Fest
7/27 Los Angeles, CA @ Psstudio (solo ambient set)
8/7 Los Angeles, CA @ Knuckleheads
9/5 Balver Höhle, DE @ Prophecy Fest
9/6 Balver Höhle, DE @ Prophecy Fest
Past Shows
2024
4/21/2024 Los Angeles, CA @ Resident w/ Xasthur, Black Mare, Moonbladder
7/17/2024 Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial w/ SRSQ, Ex-Heir
7/18/2024 Nevada City, CA @ The Fern w/ Ex-Heir
7/19/2024 Reno, NV @ The Empire w/ SRSQ, Ex-Heir
7/20/2024 Atascadero, CA @ Terminal Fest
7/27/2024 Los Angeles, CA @ Psstudio (solo ambient set)
8/7/2024 Los Angeles, CA @ Knuckleheads
9/5/2024 Balver Höhle, DE @ Prophecy Fest
9/6/2024 Balver Höhle, DE @ Prophecy Fest
2023 Tour w/ Toby Driver as Alora Crucible & MoonBladder
7/28/2023 Gaston, OR @ Lunasa Cascadia Festival
7/30/2023 Portland, OR @ Star Theater
7/31/2023 Eureka, CA @ Savage Henry's
8/1/2023 Olympia, WA @ Cryptatropa
8/2/2023 Eugene, OR @ John Henry's
2023
5/19/2023 Los Angeles, CA @ Highways w/ Sprain
9/21/2023 Atascadero, CA @ Dark Nectar w/ Field of Fear, Fetters, Black Bile
9/23/2023 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom w/ Agalloch and The Keening
11/10/2023 Los Angeles, CA @ Non Plus Ultra w/ Glass Eye, Phaeic, Mildred
2022 Tour w/ Agriculture
5/13/2022 Los Angeles, CA @ Non Plus Ultra
5/14/2022 Nevada City, CA @ Stardust Station
5/15/2022 Portland, OR @ High Water Mark
5/16/2022 Olympia, WA @ Cryptatropa
5/17/2022 Seattle, WA @ LoFi
5/19/2022 San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout
5/20/2022 Santa Cruz, CA @ Secret Show
5/21/2022 Atascadero, CA @ Raconteur Room
2022
3/06/2022 Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident w/ Author & Punisher, Mvtant
6/17/2022 Litha Cascadia Festival - WA
10/06/2023 Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident w/ Wires, Iress
12/10/2022 Los Angeles, CA @ The Goldfish
2020
2/13/2020 Oakland, CA @ Elbo Room w/ Botanist
2/14/2020 Stockton, CA @ The Flowershop
2/15/2020 Portland, OR @ High Water Mark w/ Jason Walton
2/16/2020 Seattle, WA @ Highline w/ Jason Walton
2/17/2020 Eugene, WA @ Old Nick's Pub w/ Jason Walton
2019 US Tour /w Silence in the Snow
8/16/2019 Santa Barbara, CA @ Biko Garage
8/17/2019 Oakland, CA @ First Church of The Buzzard
8/18/2019 San Diego, CA @ Space Gallery
8/19/2019 Phoenix, AZ @ The Lunchbox
8/20/2019 Albuquerque, NM @ Long Hair Records
8/22/2019 Austin, TX @ The Lost Well
8/23/2019 Dallas, TX @ Armoury DE
8/24/2019 Houston, TX @ Leon’s Lounge
8/25/2019 New Orleans, LO @ The Mudlark
8/26/2019 Atlanta, GA @ The Bakery
8/27/2019 Nashville, TN @ The Cobra
8/28/2019 Richmond, VA @ Wonderland
8/29/2019 Washington, DC The Pie Shop
8/30/2019 Brooklyn, NY El Ceron
8/31/2019 Boston, MA / Baltimore @ Great Scott
9/19/2019 Sacramento, CA @ The Blue Lamp
9/20/2019 Modesto, CA @ The Shire
9/21/2019 Santa Cruz @ Sub Rosa
9/22/2019 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
2019
10/25/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Factory w/ Sprain, Trapgirl
6/24/2019 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Brass Box, Foie Gras
6/4/2019 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite w/ Iress, Crook
4/29/2019 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater w/ Perturbator, Gost
4/16/2019 - Los Angeles, CA @ Coaxial w/ Street Sects, body/negative
4/05/2019 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell w/ Zvi, Big Blind, Jerkagram
2018 West Coast Tour w/ Piggy Black Cross
8/22/2018 - Los Angeles, CA @ RESIDENT w/ Piggy Black Cross, DETH CRUX
8/23/2018 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Half Pipe House w/ Piggy Black Cross
8/24/2018 - Modesto, CA @ THE SHIRE w/ Piggy Black Cross
8/25/2018 - Portland, OR @ MELT (Bit House Saloon) w/ Piggy Black Cross, Jason Walton, DJ Brokenwindow
8/26/2018 - Seattle, WA @ HIGH LINE w/ w/ Piggy Black Cross, Convictions, Jason Walton
8/27/2018 - Olympia, WA @ Cryptatropa w/ Piggy Black Cross, Harsh R, Seed Bed
8/29/2018 - Arcata, CA @ Richard's Goat w/ Piggy Black Cross
8/30/2018 - Sacramento, CA @ Ironsides w/ Piggy Black Cross
8/31/2018 - Oakland, CA @ JACK LONDON ELBO ROOM w/ Botanist, Piggy Black Cross
2018
7/31/2018 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (w/ The Body and Lingua Ignota)
2017
3/14/2017 - Los Angeles, CA @ Union w/ Piggy Black Cross
2/12/2017 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex w/ Igorr, Gost
1/17/2017 - Los Angeles, CA @ Resident w/ GLAARE
10/06/2017 - Los Angeles, CA @ 5 Star Bar w/ Atriarch, House of Breath
6/09/2017 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Handbag Factor w/ Bury The Machines, Jason Watkins
5/28/2017 - Santa Barbara, CA @ 91.9 KCSB FM Dungeon Pop (live set)
5/26/2017 - Oakland, CA @ The Golden Bull w/ Succumb, Uglyhead
4/22/2017 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Free Salamander Exhibit
3/28/2017 - Los Angeles, CA @ Three Clubs w/ W I R E S, Fun Game
1/13/2017 - Los Angeles, CA @ Complex w/ Sextile, L.A. Drones!, Echolust
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Merch
Gentle listener, we sell all of our merch via our Bandcamp Shop and all items are shipped personally from Dylan. We ship worldwide and all of your money will go towards Thief. However, if you are outside of the US, you may consider visiting our label Prophecy's EU store for reduced shipping rates. Do note that they do not have any shirts.
Digital copies of all of our albums are available from our Bandcamp as well (in .wav, FLAC, and mp3).
Vinyl
CDs
Armor
Other
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About
Redefining dark electronic music, THIEF fuses elements of haunting trip-hop and thunderous industrial rhythms to create an atmosphere that is as hypnotic as it is intense. Formed in 2016, Thief is the brainchild of Dylan Neal, a dulcimer player for the critically acclaimed experimental black metal band Botanist. During his time with Botanist, Neal began to experiment with a new sound. Deeply inspired by sacred vocal harmonics, Gregorian chants and the limitlessness of electronic music, he began to connect the dots between the new and ancient, the past and sonic expressions of the future by crate digging for strange medieval hymns and melding them with electronic and dark electronic elements.
THIEF's unique approach of amalgamating musical elements from ambient, industrial, choral music, black metal and trip-hop into a new sonic experience has long granted THIEF a cult status among the initiated. A reviewer once stated that Thief is the sacred space between Nine Inch Nails and Portishead and that may be the best that language can offer in expressing the ineffable genre that is THIEF.
To date, THIEF has released 4 albums (with the latest Bleed, Memory in consideration for a Grammy nomination) and is currently signed to the legendary label Prophecy Productions. All of Thief is written, recorded, mixed and produced by Dylan where he resides in Los Angeles at a Buddhist temple. With over 1,000,000 streams on Spotify, their expansive touring and their latest SOLD OUT album release show in Los Angeles, Thief is burning their name in the extreme, the electronic and the experimental genres the world over.
For THIEF's live incarnation, Dylan has converted fellow ex-Botanist dulcimerist Robert Chaing for drums and Chris Hackman for bass with Dylan himself overseeing vocals, keys and sample manipulation. Since THIEF's live inception, they have shared the stage with acts such as Perturbator, Agalloch, The Body, IGORRR, Xasthur, Lingua Ignota as well as being the first band to play three unique sets a the 2024 Prophecy Fest in Germany.
Contact
General/US Booking: contact@thiefsounds.com
EU Booking: greg.swampbooking@gmail.com
License/Sync: contact@terrorbird.com
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